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What I believe:
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord.
I believe he was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
I believe he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
I believe he descended to the grave and on the third day he rose again.
I believe he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
I believe he will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.
I believe we are saved by grace alone through faith alone. I believe the Bible is the word of God, without error or contradiction.
I believe God is sovereign over all the universe; omnipotent and omniscient in all things. I believe that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. I believe that pretty much covers it.

Wednesday, 12 March 2008

"The Worst of Both Worlds"

Those who try to keep the shell without the truth find themselves in the worst of both worlds. Pure secularlism sells (obviously) and the truth has appeal, but a secularized religion is doomed to failure.

In a church that purports to be Christian, the liberals' drive for relevance makes them completely irrelevant; members of a club of declining membership. If the church becomes the same as the world, what's the point of having the church? And yet, what seems to be happening in some areas of the ACoC is not merely a desire to make the Christian faith more relevant. It is a push for a completely new religion. It is a drive toward paganism. It is grasping at the original lie of the garden, "you will be like God." It is wanting a form of godliness, but denying the true God and His power.

3 comments:

Although I agree that "secularized religion" is doomed to failure at the end of the age, it can often do quite well in the short term. I think that Joel Osteen's church is a good example. The follower's of Oprah are another example.

I agree. The key in your comment is the term, "short term." Sometimes I think we lose sight of how history to condenses things. Christianity has been around for 2000 years, and will be (we can be confident) until the Lord returns. Heresies and false teachings come and go (and come and go and come and go..., the same ones over and over) Joel and Oprah and Ingham will pass away and new ones rise to take their place, but none will last.